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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Joy Christopher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <christianhoward1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:43:17 -0700
Subject: Compliment of the day,(FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY)

ATTENTION:

i have been waiting for your coming in making the Collection of your fund with me in my possession .Though, I have been Instructed by our client?? Mrs VERONICA PARKER, according to her final Will Which reads that the sum of $ 500,000 USD must be remitted to you according To the compensation pledge she made with you in retrospect .To ensure that the Remittance of your fund compensation cashier bank draft cheque collection must be refunded to you immediately after her death.

Meanwhile, we will be using the diplomatic policy to protect your cheque Collections since FedEx, Ups, and DHl do not allow bank draft cheques postage anymore, unless with a Clearance diplomatic documentations attached to your package collection that is why we are insisting on the Diplomatic policy in protecting your fund collection By enabling the firm use, any of the delivery companies[ FedEX , Ups, and DHl] available To make the postage of your Certified bank draft cheque fund collections.

We will be needing the following information's as prompted of you now for delivery process

Self I.d card :
Postage location
Nearest Airport.
Country code .
State code :
Telephone number :

N:B
YOU MUST SEND YOUR INFORMATIONS TO THE BELOW ADDRESS:E-mail: Henceforth, you are to discard any unwarrants response from any agencies/groups claiming they have your package fund collection in their possessions because we have been having a lot of reports that some groups are trying hard to make the collection of your fund collection in our costudy , claiming that you personally instructed them to make the collection of your fund .

That is the main reasons why I am insisting you to make the collection immediately,before it gets to the wrong hands .

Regards
Christian Howard Manager,
E-mailchristianhoward1@hotmail.com
FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY

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